Conscious Leadership Scenario: The Top Transformational leaders ask themselves this question each week, “If I was stripped of my title…” The politics of leadership – the power to punish and reward people. Would they still follow me? Would I still get results from them? Leadership Fail: We can become blinded by our titles, blinded to ourContinue reading “Conscious Leadership – Do They Follow You Because They Feel Your Heartbeat or Fear Your Sword?”
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Conscious Leadership – Senior Executive Communication in a “Never Enough” Society
Conscious Leadership Scenario: You’ve got a big vision for your company (usually established by your Board of Directors), and you’re building a team to get you there. But when your Senior Executive team gathers, there’s bound to be some misunderstanding. No matter how hard you work, try to improve communication; you wind up having toContinue reading “Conscious Leadership – Senior Executive Communication in a “Never Enough” Society”
Conscious Leadership– Life Is Too Short for Bad Organizational Culture
It’s all lip service until you develop, implement, and execute on a strategy Conscious Leadership Scenario: We spend a third of our adult lives at work. So, it’s no surprise that organizational culture matters deeply. 75.3% of senior executive leaders site culture as their main driver to pursue other organizations. Leadership Fail: Culture is delicate. It’s hard to build and easy toContinue reading “Conscious Leadership– Life Is Too Short for Bad Organizational Culture”
Conscious Leadership – Mismatch of Current Talent and Future Strategies
Conscious Leadership Scenario: Business strategies are accelerating quickly. Digital technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics are all changing how we do business. These dramatic changes often force today’s leaders to be more reflective of where a business has been than where it’s going. As a result, the competencies of today’s senior executives don’t always align withContinue reading “Conscious Leadership – Mismatch of Current Talent and Future Strategies”
Conscious Leadership – Harboring Under-Performers
Conscious Leadership Scenario: We witness harboring under-performers all around; from the Executive Teams, to C-suite leadership, all the way to the Board Room. The threshold for uncertainty varies from company to company, but always has a negative impact. It’s always interesting to see how long it plays out. Leadership Fail: Once Senior Executives start toContinue reading “Conscious Leadership – Harboring Under-Performers”
COVID-19 Back to Work Integration
Conscious Leadership Scenario: COVID-19 Quarantine will eventually come to an end and we will need to integrate back to our normal work environment. What does this integration look like? Leadership Failure: Demanding all employees report back to work after COVID-19 quarantine ends. Adverse Effect on Culture and Performance: This quarantine will come to an endContinue reading “COVID-19 Back to Work Integration”
Conscious Leadership – Introduction
I’ve been fortunate to spend my entire career submerged in all different types of leadership… junky leadership. I am talking and interacting with transformational leaders around the globe on a daily basis. I’ve watched leadership fail and I’ve watched leaders shine in the darkest moments. We are entering an era where the words “Conscious Leadership”Continue reading “Conscious Leadership – Introduction”